Adaptive optics (0.15 resolution) infrared images of the rings and satellites of Saturn were obtained in August 1995 as the Earth was crossing the ring plane. Twelve clumps were detected in the F ring, including HST S5 and S7 objects. For the first time H magnitudes were obtained for Prometheus, Pan
Observations of Saturn's Inner Satellites During the May 1995 Ring-Plane Crossing
โ Scribed by Bosh, A. S.; Rivkin, A. S.
- Book ID
- 121156089
- Publisher
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 548 KB
- Volume
- 272
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
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